PACIFIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION v. RIDDELL

No. 24529.

427 F.2d 519 (1970)

PACIFIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert A. RIDDELL, Commissioner of Revenue and Taxation, Territory of Guam, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

June 3, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry P. Warner (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., Crain & Benson, Agana, Guam, for plaintiff-appellant.

Frank G. Lujan, Atty. Gen., Thomas M. Wilkins, Asst. Atty. Gen. Territory of Guam, Agana, Guam, for defendant-appellee.

Before JERTBERG, BROWNING, and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges.


HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judge:

Appellant operates a radio station on the Island of Guam. It seeks a refund of taxes paid to Guam pursuant to a privilege tax upon service businesses within the territory, measured by a fixed percentage (2 percent) of gross receipts. (Gov't Code of Guam §§ 19540, 19541.03.) Because some of its receipts are earned in interstate commerce, appellant argues that the Commerce Clause of the Federal Constitution exempts it from the Guam...

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